Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
For senior Laura Morejón, joining the girls’ golf team was not a hole in one. After playing golf as a hobby for several years, Morejón decided to play on the team when she first moved to Gunn as a senior. “It was way harder than I thought it would be,” she said....
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
I have always struggled with math. In second grade, I remember feeling defeated after working on subtraction timetables when the rest of my class had moved far ahead to divi- sion. I have felt behind all throughout high school, so in my sophomore year I decided that...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Like many people, I started 2015 aiming to eat healthier and exercise more. I downloaded an app to catalog my eating and exercise habits and, hopefully, my success. I was excited to work out more and become more fit, imagining how my progress would look. However, my first...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), the free on-site counseling program, is broadening its services this year and implementing changes, starting with the introduction of new supervisor Kin Leung. After last year’s tragedies, ACS is hoping to...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
As I laced up my Nikes, put my hair in a ponytail and got into my “athletic” clothes, I tried to think of the last time I had done anything remotely sporty. Besides going to the YMCA once in a blue moon (only when my mother threatened to cancel our membership),...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
For the first time since 2012, girls’ varsity tennis made CCS semifinals, earning fourth place. They lost to Menlo High School on Nov. 11.
“We felt really good going in to CCS because we had won our league and won a few non-league matches with the league...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Halfway through the first semester of my freshman year, I had mastered the facade that my grades were perfect and that my life was under control. I pretended that I was happy and healthy and doing well in school. The reality of the situation, however, was the complete...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Before I started my vegetarian diet, I was apprehensive but eager. I usually get a fair amount of meat in my diet, so I wanted to see how altering my meals would affect me. Throughout the week, I was surprised to find that I definitely did feel...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Published in the September 11, 2015 issue
Like most high school students, I do not get enough sleep. When I was a sophomore, I believed that getting a good amount of sleep was unnecessary to be successful. I was wrong. For the last two years, I procrastinated...
Compiled by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
The Oracle: What’s your favorite part about jump roping?
Leila Tuma: I think my favorite part about jump roping is the bonds you make with the people on your team and people on other teams from around the country and around the world. I really think that you connect...
Compiled by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
Gloves
Philz mug
Teddy bear
Portable speaker
Book of bad jokes
New holiday sweater
Camelbak water bottles
Humans of New York book
SpongeBob Squarepants jorts
The "Home Alone" movie series
Unique starter pack for the gift-getter
Big set...
By Yuki Klotz-Burwell
This year, seniors Victor Kao and Lucas Munro set up the Gunn Ultimate Frisbee club with the goal of instilling a sense of community among players. “There wasn’t a set club on campus, so we just got together and decided to start a club because we all like frisbee and it’s...
